By Therese Mother Butter's is located in Evergreen Park, IL, which is a small, quiet suburb southwest of Chicago. That makes sense, as the founder and original owner, Tim O'Donnell, is a Chicagoan through and through. In fact, Tim's mother opened and ran one of the most famous Chicago pizza restaurants in Chicago, Fox's Pub, at 99th & Western in the heart of the Beverly … [Read more...]
Graham Elliot’s Lemon Blueberry Bars: A GE recipe adapted to be GF
By Therese Graham Elliot: One of the world's best chefs, but also one of Chicago's. I'm totally bragging: I love that his roots are in my home town so I can enjoy his restaurant (when we splurge) without prefacing it with, "Going to eat at that place is on my list when I travel to..." There is something about his way. He's got confidence, sure, but there is this … [Read more...]
Soda Bread Shenanigans: Reviews and the best gluten-free recipe for Irish Soda Bread
By Therese St. Patrick's Day--you may not be Irish yourself, but I'm willing to bet you or someone you know acknowledges or celebrates March 17th. Our family (Felice and I) have Irish roots, so I personally celebrate, and I also enjoy traditional and authentic Irish foods, drinks, and art among other things. My favorite Irish bread is actually brown bread, but I cannot find a … [Read more...]
Shamrock Shake RE-view–does it still truly rock?
By Therese Growing up in Chicago in the late 70's/early 80's was a blast. There were so many things that were embedded into traditions, whether it was something as big as putting up the artificial Christmas tree with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on TV and hot cocoa in our santa-shaped mugs or something as small (but clearly influential) as getting a Shamrock Shake from McDonald's when … [Read more...]
Hand Crafted Custom Cards by Chicago Artist Loi Designs
by Therese I'd like to introduce you to one of the most creative (and beautiful) women in all of Chicago. Eloisa P. Luevano-Owner/Designer of Loi Designs. Loi Designs is a hand-made card business...but that's the understatement of the year. Eloisa is creative, fun, skilled and thoughtful. She makes custom cards based on requests, but her creative license is not dependent on … [Read more...]